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No. 421,965. Patented Feb. 25, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

FRANK X. OWESNEY AND CHARLES O. OVVESNEY, OF CANTON, OIliIO SAID CHARLESCLOWSNEY ASSIGNOR TO ARTHUR J. MEALAND, OF

SAME PLAGE'.

BOLT-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 421,965, dated February25, 1890.

Application iiled November 16, 1889. Serial No. 380,630. (No model.)

.To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FRANK X. OvvEsNEY and CHARLES C. OWESNEY, citizensof the United States, residing at Canton, in the county of Stark andState of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBolt-Fasteners; and we do hereby declare that -the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to theannexed drawings, making a part of this speciiication, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, in which- Figure l is a viewshowing our invention applied tothe securing on thrashingqnachinespikes. Fig. 2 is a detached view of two bars, showing the location oftwo thrashing-ma chine spikesa Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of theretaining-bars, showing spikes attached thereto and bars attachedtogether. Fig. 4 is a detached view of a thrashingunachine spike. Fig. 5is a detached view of a spring key or cotter. Fig. 6 is a view showingour invention applied to an ordinary clamping-bolt.

The present invention has relation to boltfasteners; and it consists inthe different parts and combination of parts hereinafter described, andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all figuresof the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the bar to which a bolt orspike is to be attached, and in case our invention is applied to thesecuring of thrashingmachine spikes the bars A are attached to thethrashing-machine cylinder in the ordinary mannerA The bars A areprovided with apertures, which are for the purpose of receiving acorrespond ingly-for1ned portion of the spikes or bolts B, asillustrated in Figs. 3 and 6.

The lockingbar C is located substantially as illustrated in Figs. l., 2,3, and 0, and, as shown, is provided with the apertures a and theelongated slots b, which apertures and slots connect with each other,thereby forining one continuous aperture.

The spikes or bolts B are provided with the notches or grooves c, whichnotches or grooves are so adjusted or formed that they will come throughthe bar A when said spikes or bolts are placed in the positionillustrated. in Figs. 2, 3, and 5. In use the desired number of For thepurpose of preventing the locking bar from becoming displaced the key orcot ter D is provided, which is passed through apertures e in the bars Aand the locking-bars C. The apertures@ are so adjusted that they willregister when the locking-bar is brought into position to lock thespikes or bolts B.

The lockingbar C is provided adjacent to the apertures a and slots bwith inclined faces E, which inclined faces abut against the shoulders don the bolts B, whereby when the said bar C is driven endwise the boltsare drawn firmly to the bar A and the bar C is locked in the desiredposition by means of the cotters D.

In Figs. 3 and 5 a' key or cotter is shown provided with a short tang f,which is de-V signed and calculated to pass through the aperture e, asillustrated in Fig. 3. The long tang g is of such a length that it willpass through the apertures e in the barA and the locking-bar c, asillustrated in Fig. 3l. The free end of the long tang g is provided withthe side extension g', which is for the purpose of embracing the outerface of the lockingebar O, as illustrated in Figs.2 and 3. For

the purpose of preventing the key 'orcotter D.

from becoming accidentally displaced, the tang f is set atan angle tothe tang g, and when it is desired to place the key or cotter D in theposition shown in Figs. 2 and 3 the tang f is pressed against the tangg, atwhich time the cotter is placed in position.

The aperture e in the barA is formed large enough to admit of the tang fassuming the position shown in Fig. 3, thereby locking said key orcotter in position.

In Fig. 6 a modified form 0f key is shown, which consists of a split keyprovided with a head and the divisions bent down, as illustrated in saidFig, 6. The lockingbar C may be formed long enough to extend the entirelength of the thrashing-machine cylinder and the'end spikes locked byour device.

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longer tang' g, the bars A and C being apertured for the reception ofsaid cotter, substantially as described.

In testimony that We claim the above We have hereto subscribed our namesin the presence of two Witnesses.

FRANK X. oWEsNEY. CHARLES c. oWEsNEY.

In Fig. 3 the locking-bar C is shown some- What shorter than thethrashing-machine cylinder; but it Will be seen that this bar C may beformed of any desired length.

Having now fully described our invention, What We claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is# c The co1nbinatio1i,with theaperture-d barA andthe shouldered bolt B, having the notches c, of thebar C, provided with aperture a, Vitnesses: elongated slot Z?, andinclined faces E, and the E. A. C. SMITH, cotter D, consisting of theshort tang fand F. W. BOND.

